Join us December 13 at 3 p.m. for the next Convo with Cantwell, a monthly "fireside chat" hosted by Elizabeth "Betsy" Cantwell, senior vice president for research and innovation. December's chat will feature a discussion with three experts on issues related to the complexity of the global supply chain. 

WHAT: A monthly fireside chat
WHEN: Monday, December 13, 3 - 4 p.m. 
TOPIC: Ripple Effects of Disruptions in the Global Supply Chain

PANEL OF EXPERTS:

• Tom Evans, Professor, School of Geography, Development & Environment
• Ken Gyure, Lecturer, Eller College of Management
• Wei Hua Lin, Professor, Systems and Industrial Engineering

Join us November 22 at 3 p.m. for the next Convo with Cantwell featuring a discussion with three researchers who traveled to Glasgow for COP26.

WHAT: A monthly fireside chat
WHEN: Monday, November 22, 3 - 4 p.m.
TOPIC: COP26: What Happened and What it Means

PANEL OF EXPERTS

• Andrew C. Comrie, professor and director, School of Geography, Development & Environment
• Diane Thompson, assistant professor, College of Geosciences
• Jennifer Verdolin, assistant professor of practice, School of Natural Resources and the Environment

More links from the episode:

• COP26 - United Nations
• The text of the Glasgow Climate Pact
• School of Natural Resources and the Environment now offering Climate Change and Society Minor for undergraduates!

Join us October 12 at 3 p.m. for the next Convo with Cantwell, featuring a discussion on the future challenges of academic research computing. Panelists include Liesl Folks, Arizona's senior vice president and provost and special guest Barney Maccabe. Division Director, Computer Science and Math at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

WHAT: A monthly fireside chat
WHEN: Tuesday, October 12, 3 p.m. 
TOPIC: The Future Challenges of Academic Research Computing

PANEL OF EXPERTS:

• Liesl Folks, Senior Vice President and Provost
• Barney Maccabe. Division Director, Computer Science and Math at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

Join us Sept. 27 at 1 pm for a special Convo with Cantwell, where we'll follow up with the University's Racial Equity in Research initiative and discuss steps taken, progress made, and work still to be done.  Institutional investments have been made towards increased data transparency, establishing a mentoring institute, improving the bias reporting system, examining promotion and tenure, internal research funds dedicated to examining or addressing racial inequities, developing new training resources and more. Each panelist will provide additional detail and be available to answer your questions.

WHAT: A monthly fireside chat
WHEN: Monday, September 27, 1 p.m. 
TOPIC: Toward Achieving Racial Equity in Research: Progress & Next Steps

Our panelists will include:

• Andrea J Romero, Vice Provost, Faculty Affairs
• Judy Marquez Kiyama, Associate Vice Provost, Faculty Development 
• Ravneet Chadha, Associate Vice President, University Analytics & Institutional Research 
• Ivy Banks, Associate Vice Provost, Diversity & Inclusion
• Jen Fields, Director, Societal Impact

Join Dr. Cantwell as she leads her monthly live fireside chat designed to improve communications campus wide and answer questions about the University's research and innovation enterprise. Please note, you MUST register for this event even if you've registered for past Convos.

WHAT: A monthly fireside chat
WHEN: Thursday, March 18, 3:00 p.m. 
TOPIC: Women Entrepreneurs: Ideas and Innovation

PANEL OF EXPERTS:

• Joann MacMaster, Chief Executive Officer, Desert Angels 
• Sadhana Ravishankar, Associate Professor, Animal and Comparative Biomedical Sciences, UArizona
• Hong Hua, Professor, James C. Wyant College of Optical Sciences, UArizona
• Colleen Janczak, Chief Operating Officer, Scintillation Nanotechnologies

Friday, September 17 @ 1-2 p.m.

• BIO5 Institute – Jennifer Barton, Director; Lisa Romero, Executive Director for Public Affairs, Communications, and Engagement; and Kate Riley, Director, Finance, Operations, and Research Administration
• CyVerse – Eric Lyons, Principal Investigator and Project Director

Friday, August 20 @ 1-2 p.m.

• Tech Parks Arizona – Carol Stewart, Associate Vice President, and Eric Smith, Associate
• RII Infrastructure – R. Brooks Jeffery, Associate Vice President for Research, Research Infrastructure, and Noah Brian Curtis, Director of Operations, RII Core Facilities

• Data Science Institute – Maliaca Oxnam, Deputy Director, Research Cyberinfrastructure
• University Animal Care –CJ Doane, Director

• UA-ARC – Patrick Kerr, Associate Director 
• Native Peoples Technical Assistance Office –Claudia Nelson, Director